50 most popular Russian names for girls

When we first meet someone, this is the first question that we often hear.

“Как вас зовут?”

(Kak vas zovut?)

“What is your name?”

Name is very important and becomes self-identity. If we didn’t have names, it will be difficult to call each other, right? As we know, different countries have different kinds of names. For Russians, they have three names. The first name is a given name from their parents, the second name is a patronym, and the last name is a family name. Like any other country, Russia also has popular names for girls and boys. First, let’s see 50 most popular Russian names for girls below:

50 most popular Russian names for girls

Russian Form

Pronounciation

Non Russian Form

Александра

Ah-leek-sahn-dra

Alexandra

Алиса

Ah-lee-sa

Alisa

Алёна

Ah-lyo-na

Alyona

Анастасия

Ah-nahs-ta-see-a

Anastasiya

Анна

Ahn-na

Anna

Вера

Vyeh-ra

Vera

Вероника

Vyeh-ra-nee-ka

Veronika

Валерия

Vah-lyeh-ree-ya

Valeriya

Валентина

Vah-leen-tee-na

Valentina

Варвара

Vahr-vahr-a

Varvara

Виктория

Veek-to-ree-ia

Viktoriya

Дафна

Dahfna

Dafna

Диана

Dee-ahna

Diana

Доминика

Da-mee-nee-ka

Dominika

Екатерина

Yeh-ka-tye-ree-na

Yekaterina

Елена

Yeh-lye-na

Yelena

Евгения

Yehv-gyen-eeya

Yevgeniya

Ева

Yeh-va

Yeva

Зоя

Zoy-a

Zoya

Ирина

Ee-ree-na

Irina

Клара

Kla-ra

Klara

Ксения

Ksyeh-nee-ya

Kseniya

Кристина

Kree-stee-na

Kristina

Лидия

Lee-dee-ya

Lidiya

Лолита

La-lee-ta

Lolita

Любовь

loo-bov

Lyubov

Людмила

lood-mee-la

Lyudmila

Маргарита

mah-gah-ree-ta

Margarita

Марта

Mahr-ta

Marta

Марина

Mah-ree-na

Marina

Мария

Mah-ree-ya

Mariya

Надежда

Nah-dye-zhda

Nadezhda

Наталья

Na-tah-lia

Natalya

Оксана

Ok-sah-na

Oksana

Ольга

Ol-ga

Olga

Полина

Pah-lee-na

Polina

Рада

Ra-dah

Rada

Регина

Ryeh-gee-na

Regina

Светлана

Svyet-la-na

Svetlana

Софья

So-fia

Sofya

Татьяна

Tat-ya-na

Tatyana

Таисия

tah-ee-see-ya

Taisiya

Ульяна

Oo-lya-na

Ulyana

Федосья

Fee-dos-ya

Fedosya

Флорентина

Flah-reen-tee-na

Florentina

Эльвира

Ehl-vee-ra

Elvira

Эмилия

Eh-mee-lee-ya

Emiliya

Эмма

Ehm-ma

Emma

Юлия

Yoo-lee-ya

Yuliya

Ярослава

Yah-rah-SLA-va

Yaroslava

That’s all about popular Russian names for girls. Have you ever heard these names before? Which one is your favorite?

DIMINUTIVE NAMES

Some names from the list above have diminutives or short names. Diminutive names sometimes take from the beginning, middle, or ending of the first given name. Only family and close friends that call the diminutive name.